The grand jury, which met Oct. 5, returned indictments against five people.
An indictment means there is probable cause to believe a crime has been committed; guilt or innocence is established later through the trial process.
Those indicted were:
• Bradley Allen Dotson, 27, promoting contraband in the first degree and persistent Felony offender in the second degree
• Cecil S. Littleton, 38, theft by unlawful taking or disposition of property with a value of $500 or more.

Grant County residents will be paying slightly more this year in real estate property taxes as bills begin arriving in mailboxes.

For a person that owns a $100,000 home, their bill will be $952, including state, county and other rates for taxing districts.

Last year, a home assessed at $100,000 brought a tax bill of $944.10.

Those living in the Williamstown Independent Schools area, will be paying more after the school board approved increasing the rate from 84.6 cents per $100 of assessed value on real estate property to 89.1 cents.

Residents of Williamstown will be receiving a letter from the city concerning a water standard violation, but Mayor Rick Skinner urges people not to panic.

“I researched this and what it amounts to is 67 parts per a billion gallons of water, which means you’d have to drink two liters of water daily for 70 years to have a one in a million chance of having an issue,” Skinner said.

Williamstown monitors and tests the water for contaminants every 90 days or four times a year.